The girl who drew butterflies: how Maria Merian's art changed science

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Author:
Sidman, Joyce
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date:
2018
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Points: 2
Lexile measure:
1110L
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Guilford Juvenile Non-Fiction
J92 MERIAN

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"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--

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Merian, Maria Sibylla
Merian, Maria Sibylla, -- 1647-1717 -- Juvenile literature
Metamorphosis
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Scientific illustration -- Germany -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature
Scientific illustrators
Scientific illustrators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Women naturalists
Women naturalists -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

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ISBN:
9780544717138
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 7.7, 2 Points
Lexile measure:
1110L

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